英语新闻听写 南非肯德基免费食物骗局

Business Insider reports that a rumor¹ which started online and has since gone viral is at the heart of the KFC free food scam.

《商业内幕》报道肯德基免费食品骗局始于在网上迅速传播开来的谣言。

KFC South Africa has discredited² reports that a student was arrested

南非肯德基公司否认了一名学生

after pretending to be an executive from the fast-food brand to get free food from restaurants around Durban, South Africa.

因假装是该快餐品牌主管并以此从南非德班各店获取免费食物而被捕的报道。

The Daily Mail reported that the now-viral story was spurred by media coverage³ that began with a "rumor"

《每日邮报》报道称这则迅速走红的新闻是由媒体相关报道所引发的

saying a 27-year-old man entered KFC stores and told employees that he worked in the fast-food company's head office

报道称一名27岁男性走进KFC并告知工作人员他在该公司总部工作

before testing food in the kitchen. KFC South Africa tweeted:

之后便进入厨房试吃。南非肯德基在推特上表示：

"It would be legendary⁴ if only it were true. Fake is as far as it gets with this story."

“如果这是真的，那将成为一个传奇。这个假故事就到此为止了。”

1 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

2 discredited   

不足信的，不名誉的

参考例句：

• The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited. 反动当局弄得进退维谷，不得人心。
• Her honour was discredited in the newspapers. 她的名声被报纸败坏了。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。